Give an example of the kids complaining about the trip.
Backpacks too heavy / seasickness medicine / too hot
100
Why does everyone call the foreman Juan Verdades instead of his real name, Juan Valdez?
Verdad means truth, and Juan is so truthful, he never tells a lie.
100
What do you have to do before you can enter Maggie's room?
You have to say the secret code / password
100
What did Opal name her dog? Why?
She named it Winn-Dixie. That's the name of the supermarket where they met.
100
What is the name of Maggie's pet parrot?
Agatha
200
What do you call someone who knows nothing about the sea?
A landlubber
200
Describe the fruit of El Manzano Real.
The fruit (apples) was the sweetest and most flavorful of any tree around.
200
Why does Noah bring Reggie inside?
It's raining outside. Reggie might get rusty and Noah will have to fix him.
200
Describe the Herman W. Block memorial library.
It is a small building full of books.
200
What is a manzano?
An apple
300
What did the kids eat while camping on the island?
They cooked canned food (rations) over a campfire
300
What did Araceli want Juan Verdades to give her?
She wanted all the fruit from El Manzano Real.
300
What is the difference between Maggie and Noah's cups?
Maggie's cup is short and wide, Noah's cup is tall and narrow
300
What scared Miss Franny Block? Why was she scared?
Winn-Dixie was standing on his hind legs looking in the window. She thought the dog was a bear.
300
What do you call someone who knows a lot about the sea?
A salty sea dog
400
What is the rule for snorkeling around coral reefs?
You can look, but don't touch!
400
What was one of the lies Juan Verdades practiced?
He said crows came and took all the apples away.
or
He said the wind blew the apples down and the cows ate the apples
400
What is the mystery of the too-hot apple cider?
Maggie's cider is cooling faster than Noah's. (Noah's cider is cooling slower than Maggie's)
400
How did Miss Franny get the bear to leave the library?
She threw a book at it and yelled, "Be gone!"
400
What book did Miss Franny throw at the bear?
War and Peace
500
Why can't the kids stay on the Intrepid and train the next crew?
They need more experience first.
500
Why did Juan get the ranch instead of don Ignacio?
don Ignacio said Juan was so truthful, he deserves his own ranch and the name, don Juan Verdades.
500
What is the answer to the mystery of the too-hot apple cider?
Maggie's cup is wider, so it gives off heat faster than Noah's.
500
How did people tease Miss Franny about the bear?
They said they saw the bear reading the book in the forest.
or
They said they bear wanted to borrow the book for another week.
500
What riddle did Juan Verdades tell don Ignacio?
"A fool picked the apples. The father of the fool is my father's father's son. The fool has no sister and no brother. His child would call my father 'grandfather.' He is ashamed for what was done."